Report: Criminals Put a Bull’s-eye on Web Infrastructure

Cybercriminals have begun focusing their malicious endeavors on the sinew of the Internet to reap greater rewards. For months now, Net bandits have targeted key infrastructure elements — from the domain-naming service to certificate-issuing authorities to hosting services — in order to spread cash-producing malware. “They’re going after the infrastructure of the Internet,” said Dave Jevans, chairman and CTO of
Marble Security and a founder of the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG). “It’s serious. It’s carefully planned.”Read more from the original source